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28 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors. 

Last updated 3-26-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 15
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
Alexander Canario
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

 



 

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Reds @ Cubs: Bailey vs Lackey (Game 119)

CIN (50-70): RHP Homer Bailey (4-6, 8.31)
CHC (62-56): RHP John Lackey (10-9, 4.82)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Lackey won his fifth straight start on Friday in Arizona. He’s 1-1 with a 6.35 in his two starts against the Reds this season. Overall, they are 56-188 (.298) against him. Cozart is 7-18 with 2 HR, and Gennett is 9-24 with a HR.Bailey was having a better season before his return from elbow surgery. He beat the Brewers in Milwaukee his last time out (5 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 5 BB). Only three Cubs have faced him: Rizzo (6-18, HR), Jay (9-30, HR), and Heyward (4-4, HR).

Lester (8-7) and Feldman (7-7) close out the series tomorrow at 1:20pmCST.

Go Cubs!
 

Comments

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In reply to by blockhead25

The plan continues to come together. Brewers beat PIT, then PIT beats STL this weekend while the Brewers flail on their pending 9-game trip to COL, SF and LAD, and simply quit and go home. Cubs win this series vs. CIN, then vs. TOR and @CIN and @ PHI. Theo had this all mapped out months ago.

damn. it's taken lackey about 8 minutes to throw 7 pitches...for a double and a walk with 0 out.

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In reply to by crunch

Bases loaded, no outs and only one run scored -- and came within about five feet of giving up a grand slam -- whew.

Bam Bam two strong, accurate throws in one week nailing guys at the plate. Definitely out there for the leather.

Guy can't throw a strike...11 strikes (including balls in play) 17 balls...why the heck are you swinging 3-0???

crazy as hell the reds only have 1 run after 2ip of what lackey has been doing. turrible. 45 pitches of garbage. someone give that guy a wrigley field $9.75 budweiser and a bench to sit on. grimm can go 5 innings, right?

If Montgomery isn't already up and throwing in the pen, he should be. And Joe should make sure Lackey knows it.

Pennant race aside, there is a sort of curiosity factor of keeping Lackey out there ... a carnival freak show of near catastrophe

Haven't checked to verify, but it seems that the Cubs have scored early and often in Lackey's starts since the all star break and he's pitched pretty well with those leads. I'd like to see that trend continue

Seems an appropriate turn of events given the wackiness of this game. At least the Reds burned their closer last night - you would think.

maddon is mad. also, the umps are bums. ...and maddon ejected.

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In reply to by crunch

Really weird - at what point does time elapse on a swing. It clearly looked like the bat didn't break the zone on the bunt - only after he got hit and when he was tossing the bat to the dugout

HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! cubs win on a f'n wild pitch.

They lost to the Brewers the same way. Same pitcher I think. Huge W. that would have been a brutal loss. Very similar to the first post-AS game.

Perfect way to end this game. 8th inning still problematic but at least Wade looked pretty sharp tonight - I believe only his sixth appearance this month.

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In reply to by Eric S

I thought Edwards' pitch to Duvall was in a pretty good location -- a slider right at the knees on the outside of the plate. It looked like a good strike and Duvall really had to reach for it one-handed. Maybe it didn't break sharply enough (I couldn't tell) and/or maybe he was sitting on a slider but I thought it was a pretty good pitch until it sneaked into the first row of the bleachers.

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  • crunch (view)

    agreed and agreed.

    he walked off on his own, but we may not find out for a few days how this will impact the club.

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    Looked like a hamstring rather than a knee, not sure if that’s better or worse. 

  • crunch (view)

    steele leaves the game with a hamstring or knee injury.  sigh.

  • crunch (view)

    ...and a madrigal "non-error" leads to a sac fly for a tie game.  nice.

    having a ball clank off your glove, but still getting it count as a hit because it was hit hard is a nice stats gift.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    For sure. This lineup isn’t exactly stacked as is, and subbing out a Cooper or even a Tauchman for Madrigal won’t do it any favors.

  • crunch (view)

    the ESPN bottom graphic taking up 1/8th of the screen sucks.

    i only use ESPN during baseball season and i'm forced to watch a baseball broadcast designed to be broadcast in sports bars and betting parlors where the news/scores of other games is as important as what you're actually tuned in to watch.

  • crunch (view)

    morel triple to start the season....yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    LHP Blake Weiman appears to have been the last cut from the AAA Iowa roster. He is with the Tennessee group at Minor League Camp.

     

  • crunch (view)

    bruce bochy is hobbling rather badly for a guy who's had 2 hip replacements.  his gait is extremely wonky taking the lineup card to the ump.

  • crunch (view)

    yeah, for me this isn't about who's better at 3rd.  it's madrigal, period.  for me it's about who's not hitting in the lineup because madrigal is in the lineup.

    occasional play at 3rd for madrigal, okay.  going with the steele/ground-ball matchup...meh, but okay, whatever.

    seeing madrigal get significant starting time...no thanks.